$1500 build, rate/comment/suggest?

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.sirhChris.

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Hi CF,

I posted here a while ago because a friend recommended me this site for PC building. I have been going to about 3-4 different sites asking for build help, and this is what I've got.

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Uses: video editing/watching uncompressed, gaming, home/office/school use


If you could recommend swapping out/adding/subtracting parts, that would be great. I am a little concerned on the:

Case: I've been looking at the Antec 900, Cooler Master HAF 932, and the Lian-Li Lancool PC-K62. A ton like the Antec 900, a ton more like the HAF 932, but on one forum it was lopsided with rave reviews for the Lian-Li PC-K62. This is going to be my first build, so I'm wondering as to which case I should get. It needs good airflow ( I live in Florida) and ease of use.

Motherboard - A lot of people like the P6T, but a lot of people own the Foxconn Bloodrage and the Gigabyte Ex58-Ud3R and love it. What should I go with?

GPU - I know about the new DX11 cards coming out this fall, and since I am buying this in Oct./Nov., I'll be waiting for the 5870/GTX 3xx. However, I won't be gaming a ton (Halo 2 Vista, CoD4, maybe some benching with Crysis, etc.) but I'll want a good GPU in case I do get into PC gaming. With that said, I still want my bang for the buck, so I've considered the 4890 an alternative until the DX11 cards come out. what would you choose?

Thanks for any future help I might recieve :D
 
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bomberboysk

bomberboysk

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Mobo,get a foxconn bloodrage without a doubt,Although, if you want to save even more get the Bloodrage GTI, same motherboard, just doesnt come with a waterblock or Dry Ice pot(and unless your benching you wont use either of them).

Heatsink, get this:
http://jab-tech.com/Prolimatech-Megahalems-CPU-Cooler-775-1366-pr-4428.html

And the cooler comes fanless, so also need a 120mm fan:
Quiet:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=1373026503%201372726538&Description=Coolermaster%20r4&name=120mm
More airflow:
http://jab-tech.com/Scythe-KAZE-JYUNI-SLIP-STREAM-120mm-Case-Fan-SY1225SL12SH-1900rpm-pr-3945.html

Case, Either get the HAF or the lian-li, the Antec 900 is kind of an overused case imo, and has poor cable management. I like the lian-li the best as far as looks, but the HAF is the biggest of the three and has the best cooling.

GPU, 4890 alot better bang for the buck than the GTX275, cheaper, and performs faster than a 275 but not quite up to a GTX285(real world performance that is):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150359&cm_re=4890-_-14-150-359-_-Product

PSU, id spend the extra few bucks and get something that will keep you futureproof for awhile, that 650W will run any single gpu today, but next gen cards become more power hungry, and SLI or Crossfire eats power aswell, extra $20 and same price after rebate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1003&cm_re=GameXStream-_-17-341-003-_-Product

Id personally spend the few extra bucks on this memory, with what you save on mobo and gpu should easily fit it in aswell as the power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145222
or this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226034 (IMO mushkin is the best)
 
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.sirhChris.

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bomberboysk said:
Mobo,get a foxconn bloodrage without a doubt,Although, if you want to save even more get the Bloodrage GTI, same motherboard, just doesnt come with a waterblock or Dry Ice pot(and unless your benching you wont use either of them).

Heatsink, get this:
http://jab-tech.com/Prolimatech-Megahalems-CPU-Cooler-775-1366-pr-4428.html

And the cooler comes fanless, so also need a 120mm fan:
Quiet:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=1373026503%201372726538&Description=Coolermaster%20r4&name=120mm
More airflow:
http://jab-tech.com/Scythe-KAZE-JYUNI-SLIP-STREAM-120mm-Case-Fan-SY1225SL12SH-1900rpm-pr-3945.html

Case, Either get the HAF or the lian-li, the Antec 900 is kind of an overused case imo, and has poor cable management. I like the lian-li the best as far as looks, but the HAF is the biggest of the three and has the best cooling.

GPU, 4890 alot better bang for the buck than the GTX275, cheaper, and performs faster than a 275 but not quite up to a GTX285(real world performance that is):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150359&cm_re=4890-_-14-150-359-_-Product

PSU, id spend the extra few bucks and get something that will keep you futureproof for awhile, that 650W will run any single gpu today, but next gen cards become more power hungry, and SLI or Crossfire eats power aswell, extra $20 and same price after rebate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1003&cm_re=GameXStream-_-17-341-003-_-Product

Id personally spend the few extra bucks on this memory, with what you save on mobo and gpu should easily fit it in aswell as the power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145222
or this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226034 (IMO mushkin is the best)
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CPU cooler: I was thinking about getting everything from NewEgg. I have considered buying from two sources; however, I am not going to madly OC. I'd love to get Megahalems or a TRUE but I can't, and that's the sad fact of the world. Yes, I am considering the Scythe Mugen-2.

PSU: I've heard the new 5870s actually have less power consumption than their predecessors, I know it is all gossip but w/e. Thanks for the upgrade option though, but I will stick to Corsair and get a 750w if need be. In fact, I've seen SLI rigs with a 650w or less powering it. :)

RAM: I have already switched to Corsair XMS3s at 8-8-8-24 timings for $10 than what you suggested. Thanks for the heads-up.

As for the Foxconn, I see alot of people owning it, but complaining about it. Not many hate their P6T deluxe v2.
 
bomberboysk

bomberboysk

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The 5870's will draw more power, they run twice the shaders of the existing 4xxx series line of graphics processing units.

Reason i suggest the gameXStream is how good of a deal it is, the internals are on par with the corsair, 69A on the +12v rails(The 850W corsair is 70A, one amp difference), and a steal for $99 after rebate and free shipping.

Jab-Tech is a great company to deal with,ive had orders shipped in less than an hour with them, and their resellerratings is 10/10 six month iirc. I would get the megahalems if at all possibly, as its the best cooler on the market, whether you are overclocking or not the cooler the chip runs the longer its going to last(somewhat).

The Foxconn is a great board, ive used both a standard bloodrage aswell as a GTI in builds for people, and are great feature packed boards for the price, and overclock well.

And yes the 650W will run sli, but it highly depends upon the card. It will do 9800gtx's or GTX260's, but GTX275/280/285 or 4890's would be pushing it.
 
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.sirhChris.

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bomberboysk said:
The 5870's will draw more power, they run twice the shaders of the existing 4xxx series line of graphics processing units.

Reason i suggest the gameXStream is how good of a deal it is, the internals are on par with the corsair, 69A on the +12v rails(The 850W corsair is 70A, one amp difference), and a steal for $99 after rebate and free shipping.

Jab-Tech is a great company to deal with,ive had orders shipped in less than an hour with them, and their resellerratings is 10/10 six month iirc. I would get the megahalems if at all possibly, as its the best cooler on the market, whether you are overclocking or not the cooler the chip runs the longer its going to last(somewhat).

The Foxconn is a great board, ive used both a standard bloodrage aswell as a GTI in builds for people, and are great feature packed boards for the price, and overclock well.

And yes the 650W will run sli, but it highly depends upon the card. It will do 9800gtx's or GTX260's, but GTX275/280/285 or 4890's would be pushing it.
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Ok, thanks for the suggestions. I'm just a little iffy on the Bloodrage; haved you worked with a P6T before?

I'll see if I can get those Megahalems.

Oh and Corsair is known for being able to run more than advertised or something like that, like a 650TX putting out more than 650w or something.
 
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bomberboysk

bomberboysk

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The 650W is rated at 650W, and has a 52A +12v rail, that means you can load a MAX of 52 Amperes onto the +12v rail. Running two higher end cards plus an i7 would be too much for the 650 to handle. The 650 is a great power supply, however id go with a 850W GameXStream, 750W Pc Power and Cooling Silencer, 750TX or 850TX.

Corsair uses channelwell internals in their power supplies, and are Roughly as good as the internals that are in the gamexstream.

Spending a few bucks more on a Pc Power & Cooling would get you seasonic internals however.
 
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.sirhChris.

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Ok, thank you for clearing that up. :) I'll make the switches.

EDIT: the foxconn bloodrage only has 3 memory slots :( Not a big fan of that.
 
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bomberboysk

bomberboysk

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.sirhChris. said:
Ok, thank you for clearing that up. :) I'll make the switches.

EDIT: the foxconn bloodrage only has 3 memory slots :( Not a big fan of that.
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3 Memory slots is plenty tbh, 12gb is wholly unnecessary, and by the time you need 12gb 4gb's will be cheaper, or you will be buying a new cpu+mobo anyhow.
 
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.sirhChris.

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Oh ok. Although I appreciate the OCZ PSU suggestion, I'm still sticking with a Corsair 750w PSU, so many people are satisfied with it, and 750w should be enough to power 2 CF'd cards. I stuck to a P6T, and the v2 is out unfortunately due to budget. The sound card may be taken out but I want to get into audiophile stuff. I switched to a HAF (fulltower reasons I guess). And got a Seagate 1TB (again, budget reasons). Switched my CPU cooling to Scythe Mugen-2, it's the best CPU cooler on NewEgg.

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.sirhChris.

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hmm, a ton of people told me it's better than an Xigmatek Dark Knight, oh well. I want to keep everything on NewEgg.

*sigh, I guess I should switch back to Xigmatek.

Also, I'm getting two 500GB HDDs in RAID instead of one 1TB HDD. Is this good?

EDIT: fix'd version.

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bomberboysk

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Eh, the xigmatek isnt that great either(Handles my Q9450, but not that great), although the xig is better than the scythe. Noctura makes some decent coolers, not quite as good as the TRUE or Megahalems, but a heck of alot better than the V8/Xigmatek/Etc.
 
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.sirhChris.

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ok, it's switched in my cart. I'd better drop this and wait until October for me to get it.

By that time I'll be asking which DX11 card to get... haha
 
bomberboysk

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Directx11 cards may or may not be out with the release of 7, all depends on when nvidia gets GT300 released, and when amd+ati get the 5 series released.
 
Bodaggit23

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bomberboysk said:
Directx11 cards may or may not be out with the release of 7, all depends on when nvidia gets GT300 released, and when amd+ati get the 5 series released.
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The 5000 series will be DX11? lol

A lot of people waiting to buy these cards, when no DX11 OS is even out yet.
 
Russian777

Russian777

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bomberboysk said:
Mobo,get a foxconn bloodrage without a doubt,Although, if you want to save even more get the Bloodrage GTI, same motherboard, just doesnt come with a waterblock or Dry Ice pot(and unless your benching you wont use either of them).

Heatsink, get this:
http://jab-tech.com/Prolimatech-Megahalems-CPU-Cooler-775-1366-pr-4428.html

And the cooler comes fanless, so also need a 120mm fan:
Quiet:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=1373026503%201372726538&Description=Coolermaster%20r4&name=120mm
More airflow:
http://jab-tech.com/Scythe-KAZE-JYUNI-SLIP-STREAM-120mm-Case-Fan-SY1225SL12SH-1900rpm-pr-3945.html

Case, Either get the HAF or the lian-li, the Antec 900 is kind of an overused case imo, and has poor cable management. I like the lian-li the best as far as looks, but the HAF is the biggest of the three and has the best cooling.

GPU, 4890 alot better bang for the buck than the GTX275, cheaper, and performs faster than a 275 but not quite up to a GTX285(real world performance that is):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150359&cm_re=4890-_-14-150-359-_-Product

PSU, id spend the extra few bucks and get something that will keep you futureproof for awhile, that 650W will run any single gpu today, but next gen cards become more power hungry, and SLI or Crossfire eats power aswell, extra $20 and same price after rebate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1003&cm_re=GameXStream-_-17-341-003-_-Product

Id personally spend the few extra bucks on this memory, with what you save on mobo and gpu should easily fit it in aswell as the power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145222
or this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226034 (IMO mushkin is the best)
Click to expand...

so prolimatech is the only good cpu cooler oout there? do you personally have one and whats ur cpu temp if you do.
 
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